Home Alone
“A family comedy without the family.”
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
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4 films
Cast
62 people
Macaulay Culkin
Kevin
Known for
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
My Girl
Joe Pesci
Harry
Known for
GoodFellas
The Irishman
Daniel Stern
Marv
Known for
The Wonder Years
City Slickers
John Heard
Peter
Known for
Awakenings
Big
Roberts Blossom
Marley
Known for
Escape from Alcatraz
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Catherine O'Hara
Kate
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Beetlejuice
Angela Goethals
Linnie
Known for
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Spanglish
Devin Ratray
Buzz
Known for
Blue Ruin
The Tick
Gerry Bamman
Uncle Frank
Known for
The Bodyguard
The Secret of My Success
Hillary Wolf
Megan
Also in
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
I'll Take Manhattan
John Candy
Gus Polinski
Known for
Uncle Buck
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Larry Hankin
Officer Balzak
Known for
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Escape from Alcatraz
Chris Columbus Director · John Hughes Screenplay John Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $477M · Budget $18M · United States release November 16, 1990
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$476,684,675
Gross vs. budget
26.5×
Production
Hughes Entertainment
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · November 10, 1990
Premiere · Chicago, Illinois
United States · November 16, 1990
Theatrical
United States · October 6, 2015
Digital · 4K Ultra HD
United States
September 15, 2020 · Physical · 30th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital 4K
Australia
December 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 21, 1992 · Theatrical
Canada
November 16, 1990 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 1, 2005 · Digital
Denmark
December 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 5, 1993 · Theatrical
France
December 19, 1990 · Theatrical
December 16, 2025 · TV · TF1
February 18, 2026 · TV · TMC
October 19, 2026 · TV · W9
Germany
January 17, 1991 · Theatrical
Greece
December 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 14, 1991 · Theatrical
India
October 18, 1991 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 7, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
January 18, 1991 · Theatrical
December 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 35th Anniversary
Japan
June 22, 1991 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 21, 1990 · Theatrical
December 25, 2001 · TV · SBS 6
December 3, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 25, 2012 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
May 16, 1991 · Theatrical
Norway
December 6, 1990 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 27, 1991 · Theatrical
Poland
May 22, 1992 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 25, 1991 · Theatrical
Romania
November 16, 1990 · Premiere
South Korea
July 6, 1991 · Theatrical
Spain
December 20, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 14, 1990 · Theatrical
November 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
March 13, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
December 19, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 7, 1990 · Theatrical
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